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Modern Fluted Walnut Writing Desk
Located in North York, ON
This modern fluted walnut writing desk is a beautiful piece of furniture made of walnut wood
Category
2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fluted Beechwood Writing Desk in the Style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy 1950s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Fluted Beechwood Writing Desk in the Style of Gianfranco Frattini, Italy 1950s
The double footed
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 36 in W 56.75 in D 26 in
Heavy Fluted Carved Oak Legs 1 Drawer Arts & Crafts Desk Writing Table Clean!
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy Fluted Carved Oak Legs 1 Drawer arts & Crafts Desk Writing Table CLEAN!
Carved edge unusual
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 31 in W 54.5 in D 35 in
Antique Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it dates from
Category
Vintage 1930s British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Biedermeier Writing Desk/ Side Table, Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
This small Lady desk was crafted in Austria. The top is wonderfully smooth and displays the
Category
Antique 1870s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
LANE Altavista Mahogany Chippendale Bookmatched Writing Desk
By Lane Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style writing desk by Lane Furniture. Mahogany with brass hardware, a banded
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut writing desk almost certainly by Gillows, the large rectangular rounded top with inset
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Oak Leather Top Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive antique Victorian oak leather top writing table / desk. This was made in England, it
Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive size 19th century French provincial writing table or desk. The table is constructed from
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Emile Galle "Ombelles" Floral and Pastoral Marquetry Writing Desk
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau writing desk featuring an open upper section with a marquetry inlaid pasteral
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th-Century Neoclassical Writing Desk Inlaid with Brass
Located in Opole, PL
writing desk from the early 20th century.
It is placed on high fluted legs supporting a rectangular top
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Diminutive French Louis XIV Style Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French writing table or desk made in a diminutive scale or ladies bureau plat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English William IV Fruitwood Writing Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century English William IV writing table or desk crafted from mixed fruitwood and oak
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Writing Desk, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and gilded wood of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style 1870s Swedish Gray Painted Desk, Fluted Drawers and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style gray blue painted desk from circa 1870 with five fluted drawers and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 30.9 in W 44.3 in D 19.9 in
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Walnut Desk with Carved Fluted Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut desk from the 18th century, with single drawer, carved fluted
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.75 in W 35.5 in D 23.4 in
Antique Edwards and Roberts 19th Century mahogany writing dressing table desk
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique, fine-quality 19th Century Edwards and Roberts mahogany writing, dressing, side table desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 29.53 in W 38.98 in D 20.48 in
Grey Painted Writing Desk in the Style Gustavian from the 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
A grey painted writing desk in the Gustavian style from the 1840s is a captivating piece that
Category
Antique 1840s Danish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Desk Writing Leather Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-20th century Louis XVI style Spanish cherry wood writing desk features a brown leather top
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 30.71 in W 49.22 in D 29.53 in
Antique 18th Century Federal Sheraton Mahogany Fall Front Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite and rare late 18th century American Federal Sheraton library secretary desk. Made of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 52 in W 21 in D 41 in
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Regency Desk Writing Table and Chair
By Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and neoclassical midcentury Regency Italian writing table or desk with its paired newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 36.23 in W 47.25 in D 22.45 in
20th Century Lacquered Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian writing desk from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved and lacquered wood in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in W 57.88 in D 30.71 in
Gustavian White Painted Partner's Desk Writing Table, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian white painted "partner's desk" with two drawers on each side of the table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 30.75 in W 43.75 in D 30.25 in
Antique Louis XVI Writing Desk, 20th Century, Cognac Leather, Bonze & Brass
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique Louis XVI style desk from the 20th century, with cognac leather top and gold embossed
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 30.52 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style
~Direct from France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 45 in W 35.25 in D 22.25 in
French Late 19thc Louis XVI Style Mahogany Brass Trimmed Writing Desk/Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 19 century French Louis XVI style writing table and console. The mahogany table has a green
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 32 in D 19.5 in
Italian Carved-Wood Desk W/Pullout Writing Shelf & Great Storage, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian smaller-sized carved-wood desk, with pull-out writing shelf and storage, from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31.25 in W 44.5 in D 19 in
20th Century French Art Deco large Oak Vintage Office Desk / Writing Table
Located in New York City, NY
An original and unique French kneehole two-tone desk crafted from hand-carved oak and elevated on
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.75 in W 59.25 in D 33 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Desk, Writing Table, Leather Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Late 19th Century French Louis XVI style mahogany desk features a gold tooled red leather top
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.25 in W 39.25 in D 23.5 in
Antique Aesthetic Period Bur Maple Edward & Roberts Writing Table Desk, 19th C
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
green leather writing surface above two frieze drawers. It is raised on elegant twin turned and fluted
Category
Antique 1870s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
H 28.75 in W 48.04 in D 24.81 in
French Writing Desk with Embossed Leather Top in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant French Louis XVI style writing desk featuring an inset, embossed chestnut brown leather
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 21.5 in
White Painted Gustavian Style Table Writing Desk With One Drawer, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
that may also serve as a writing desk.
All old nicks, scratches, dings, cracks are a reflection of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 31 in W 67.25 in D 31.25 in
20th Century Imperial Bureau Plat / Writing Desk in the Style of Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
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It is a desk of superlatives and represents the highest class of writing furniture. A real eyecatcher
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.5 in W 68.9 in D 35.83 in
Swedish Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Original painted Swedish 3 drawer writing table. Nicely decorated with fluted legs and swag carving
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Rare French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak c. 1925, style of Andre Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Timeless French Art Deco Writing Table / Desk in Teak Wood circa 1925. This rare and
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
H 30.75 in W 59.5 in D 31.75 in
English Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Regency style writing desk with a tooled saddle leather top and beaded edge has three
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Walnut kidney shaped writing table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut and marquetry kidney-shaped writing table in the manner of Holland & Sons. The shaped top is
Category
Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Satin Birch Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4565 fine quality Victorian satin writing table or dressing table, having shaped upstand
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satin
Edwardian Satinwood Kidney Shaped Writing Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
flanked by a cupboard on either side. Standing on turned and fluted legs united by stretchers, the desk is
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Satinwood
English Mahogany Writing Table, Early 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite writing desk is crafted of rich mahogany and features the straightforward design
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
legs with flutes. The table is in good condition with a genuine patina after almost 250 years of use
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Hemm Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hemm desk is an exercise in simplicity, refinement and the necessary details to support daily
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Wri...
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Antique Burr Elm Kidney Shape Side / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
a small writing table / desk.
We have had this recently re-polished, the condition is excellent for
Category
Vintage 1920s British Sheraton Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Classic Chippendale Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III style polished writing table with a rectangular top and three drawers. Above a frieze
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Wood
Writing Table Louis XVI Period - Solid Oak - 18th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Small side table, writing tabke from the Louis XVI period. Work from the end of the 18th century of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Fine Early 19th Century Writing Table Stamped Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century mahogany writing table with 6 drawers, 3 to the back and 3 to the front
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI style Mahogany Tric Trac / Writing table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style mahogany brass mounted tric trac / writing table, 19th century. Removeable
Category
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Writing Table
By Claude Michel Clodion, François Linke, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Forney, TX
, petite bureau plat writing desk, library table or center table, lamp stand, hall console or sofa table
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Regency Style Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine inlaid Regency style writing table with two frieze drawers, turned and fluted legs that have
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
single drawers. Finished on back with false drawers. Raised on circular tapered fluted legs and sabot
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
raised on turned tapering fluted legs, terminating in ormolu bucket feet.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
English Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Table or Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic English library table or writing table hand-crafted from solid mahogany. The table
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Glamour Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
design creates a place for everything and somewhere to keep everything in its place. Use it as a desk or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing...
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Russian Neoclassic Mahogany Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
A large Russian neoclassic mahogany desk with brass trim and moldings, on square tapered and fluted
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early Victorian Rosewood Writing Table by Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The rectangular gilt tooled leather inset top above two short frieze drawers, on fluted ring-turned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Double-Faced Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI walnutdouble-faced writing table will make the perfect addition to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Mahogany-Stained Wood and Leather-Lined Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
; raised on spiral-fluted tapering legs.
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Painted Writing Table Console With Two Drawers, Denmark circa 1910
Located in Round Top, TX
table, side table, console or writing desk.
Any scratches, cracks, dings, or age related separation are
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Regency Style Leather Top Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
writing table, the concave-sided top with burnished leather and gold-tooled insert to the top and end
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Ebonized Fruitwood Center or Writing Table, Napoleon III Period
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
, tapered and fluted legs, ending in toupie feet, and these are connected by two half-moon spacers, which
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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H 30.71 in W 51.58 in D 30.32 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic fluted writing desk available at 1stDibs. A fluted writing desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are 896 variations of the antique or vintage fluted writing desk you’re looking for, while we also have 14 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the fluted writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A fluted writing desk, designed in the Louis XVI, Victorian or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Maison Jansen, Baker Furniture Company and Gillows of Lancaster & London each produced at least one beautiful fluted writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Fluted Writing Desk?
A fluted writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,782, while the lowest priced sells for $180 and the highest can go for as much as $279,767.
Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About Fluted Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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